This is Julie Gardner, 435.723.8262, GJulieKay@gmail.com. Please contact me with any questions, or, as usual, with attendance issues.

This Saturday's Rehearsal, Dec 19

This Saturday, rehearsal will begin at 8:30 am. Please be there at 8:20 for setup and warm-up. Hopefully the weather will cooperate this week.

We are currently working on our Concerto concert.

Full Orchestra:

Toccata

Haydn Symphony 101, First Movement

Strings Only:

Vivaldi Violin Concerto in a minor, Third Movement

Bach Violin Concerto in a minor, Third Movement

Eccles Sonata, Prelude and Courante (this will be handed out this Saturday)

Our "all new" Wind Ensemble:

Bach Prelude and Fugue

Leroy Anderson Phantom Regiment

(We will probably be sight reading another piece or two as well)

Last Monday's Concert

Thanks for all your effort regarding the concert at the Browning Center. I really liked riding the pit down, then up, during the rehearsal, and again during the concert. Pretty fun!

A big thank you to our additional help. Thanks to Diane Austin and Nada Pehrson on violin, as well as Nathan Austin and Mikayla Hackley on percussion!

Here is what Janette Bischoff said:

Thank you for being a part of this year's benefit concert. Your kids are great! They added so much to what we were trying to accomplish. I have had so many nice comments on the quality and variety of music, groups, etc. I think everyone really enjoyed it. Please pass along to John and your performers just how pleased we were with their performance. The did a wonderful job. Hopefully, we can get together again!

I think we will be able to give the Children's Justice Center about $2500 this year. So, that is good. I am waiting for the final expenses to come in from WSU. But, we can feel good about this concert doing good for others along with giving the students a nice concert to be featured and appreciated in.

06 December 2009

This is Julie Gardner, 435.723.8262, GJulieKay@gmail.com. Please contact me with any questions, or, as usual, with attendance issues.

Concert Monday!

Here are a couple extra details:

If you haven't called and reserved your seats (your free ones!) call Monday after 10 am. The box office at the Browning Center will be open for Will Call from 4 to 7 pm. This is a change from my earlier email. I have updated this information on the blog on the last email post I sent.

If you are planning to come from the freeway up to Harrison, please disregard my previous instructions (I have corrected them on the blog, but the email I sent last Thursday is wrong). The way to go is:

Take the 31st street exit from I-15 and go east.

Follow it over the railroad tracks and turn right on Wall.

Turn left at 36th street and follow it all the way up to Harrison.

Turn right on Harrison.

Turn left at University Circle / 3850 S.

Go right at the roundabout and left past the pond. Follow that road and you will end up at the Browning Center.

This Saturday's Rehearsal, Dec 12

Rehearsal will begin at 8:30 am. Please arrive at 8:20 so we can be set up and ready to rehearse by 8:30 am. The winds will be dismissed early so the strings can rehearse the concerto numbers.

Last Saturday's Rehearsal, Dec 5

Welcome to Andy Bennett. Glad to have you!

Thanks to everyone for pitching in since I was unable to stay for rehearsal.

04 December 2009

This is Julie Gardner, 435.723.8262, GJulieKay@gmail.com. Please contact me with any questions. I hope this clears things up for any and all who have asked questions, and for all those who have been wondering but didn't ask! I'm not so sure that this email is perfect, but I'm sending it anyway! :)

First of all, congratulations on the wonderful concert on Nov 21. You all played so well, and the evening came off as a great success. Thank you for all your time and effort, and for all your great supportive parents!

Now, back to business!

Rehearsal Saturday December 5

We will not be collecting music until the December 12th rehearsal so we can do it all at once.

The schedule for this Saturday will be as follows. It is subject to change, according to how things go during rehearsal:

8:20am Strings arrive and set up

8:30am Strings Only for the first half hour

We will be handing out Vivaldi a minor concerto and Bach a minor concerto (3rd movement of each)

9:15am Woodwinds/Brass arrive

Haydn (from the last concert) 1st movement

Toccata

10:00am Percussion arrives

Winter Wonderland

Bach Christmas

Sleigh Ride

11:00am End of Rehearsal

If you have any questions or anything you need to talk to me about, please send me an email. I will only be at rehearsal at the very beginning since I have a family baptism I need to attend in Salt Lake.

Concert on Monday December 7

There should be a write-up on the concert in the GO! section of the Standard Examiner this weekend. Check it out!

Tickets: I went to the Dee Events Center and visited with the Ticket Office manager today. She went over my list with me and we made sure we have everyone in LYS on the list of performers. Each person on the list gets two tickets. I considered picking up your tickets for you, but decided against it. The performance is reserved seating and if you were to purchase additional tickets you would have ended up with your "free" seats in one place and your additional seats in another place.

Each performer on the list gets two tickets for two parents, grandparents, or other spectators (they consider these to be "free" tickets since the performer fee you paid went to the organizers). Performers do not need tickets.

If you are only getting your two "free" tickets, I encourage you to phone the WSU Dee Events Center Ticket Office at 801-626-8500 to request your reserved tickets. If you call and only request these two "free" tickets, there is no additional fee.

If you decide to get additional tickets at $7.00 each and you order them over the phone, you will be charged a transaction fee of $6.00 no matter how many tickets you purchase (flat fee).

Alternatively, if you don't want to be charged extra but you want good tickets before they run out, you can stop in at the ticket office on the NE side of the Dee Events Center M-F from 10am to 6pm. (So tomorrow or Monday). They can issue you your two free tickets, or they can set up your additional $7 tickets and your free tickets in the same area in the auditorium without charging the extra $6 for the telephone order. (Boy, I hope that made sense)

I may be able to pick up tickets on Monday for people who have called in and ordered them (free or otherwise). The advantage of doing this might be that you don't have to wait in line at the Browning Center box office. The box office will open at 4pm - earlier than we originally expected!

Alternatively, if you are coming to the tech rehearsal (arrive at 5:15, our time on stage is 5:30 to 6:30 with appx 15-20 minutes of playing time), then you could theoretically drop off your son/daughter at the Browning Center and go get tickets at the Dee Events Center ticket office, thus avoiding the lines later at the Browning Center.

Another Note: If you do not come to the tech rehearsal (we'd really like as many there as possible), please be at the auditorium by 6:30pm.

I sincerely hope that made sense. If you read it a couple times and still can't figure it out, please contact me - there may be others with similar questions.

Location: The concert is in the Austad Auditorium in the Browning Center for the Performing Arts. This is on the Weber State University Campus.

You are all coming from slightly different places, I am going to tell you how to find your way from Harrison. It's up to you how you get to Harrison! Here are a few alternatives:

Take the 31st Street exit on the freeway and go east. Turn right on Wall after the railroad overpass. Turn left on 36th. Follow 36th until you find yourself at the top of the hill & turn right on Harrison...

Take 89 South through Willard, North Ogden, Harrisville, etc, Go left on 12th, Go right on Harrison & up the hill. Follow it until you reach WSU the light at 3850 S.

Here's what to do from Harrison:

Turn East on 3850 South (also called University Circle) and get in the right lane.

At the roundabout (yes, like in England), turn right.

You will quickly pass a tiny brick building on your left (information booth).

Take your first left just past the brick building and go past the pond (see any geese?).

Follow the road past the parking area with the gates (BTW: park in any lot after 5:00pm - it's free) and up the circle towards the building at the other end. This circle in front of the Browning Center is a great place to drop off your son/daughter for the tech rehearsal (don't park here though... They'll come after your car!).

If you are facing the building and you look to the left of the revolving doors there is another more humble looking door, kind of hidden, sunk into the front of the building, and up a step. If you go through this door and walk through the little lobby (notice the bathrooms on your right) then straight down the hall you will be headed for the band room and the back stage entrance to the Austad Auditorium. This is where you will find me.

For the concert, your audience members should go through the revolving doors. The box office is on the left as you enter, and the auditorium is up some really cool curved stairs! If you've never been in the Austad Auditorium before, you will be pleasantly surprised. It is very nice!

For a Google Map of the area, click here. Please Note: This was before the roundabout was put in, but I promise it's there! Also, the labels on the map are dead wrong. Very confusing, but you'll notice the horse-shoe shaped circle drive in front of the Browning Center, towards the center of the map that I linked to.

18 November 2009

This is Julie Gardner, Managing Director of Lincoln Youth Symphony, GJulieKay@gmail.com, 435.723.8262. Please contact me with questions or if you need to arrange for an absence or to leave early.

Saturday's Rehearsal.

From what I've heard, the rehearsal went well last Saturday. We had some percussion help (thanks, Nathan & Mikaela), and we decided to add Sleigh Ride to the concert this weekend on the 21st!

This Saturday, Nov 21.

Our rehearsal this Saturday will be at Box Elder Middle School Auditorium. The address is 18 South 500 East, Brigham City. The stage is small, so we will have to be creative as far as fitting everyone on!

Rehearsal will be 8:00 am to 11:00 am.

Concert Coming Up.

The concert will be at 7:00 pm. Call time for LYS is 6:30. LYCO will be arriving at 5:45 and rehearsing on the stage at 6:00. They will perform first. We will join the audience when they perform.

Kids Are Music ~ Kids & Christmas!

The concert is December 7th. If you haven't already, please bring your performance fee this Saturday to rehearsal. Make checks payable to LBSS -- the fee is $11 per person. Remember, you will get two tickets for your parents (or whomever comes to support you). Other tickets will be available for purchase at $6.50 a piece (these prices include the WSU fee of 50 cents per ticket).I have received information about the tech rehearsal before the concert, and it doesn't actually sound like it's a real rehearsal, just a tech check. I don't believe the group will need to be there -- just the leadership!

13 November 2009

One more change: Our treasurer has requested that we write the performer fee checks to LBSS so she can turn it into one check to give to Kids are Music and Dance. If your check is already written, we'll turn it in to them, but if you haven't yet, please write it to LBSS.

12 November 2009

This is Julie, as usual. 435.723.8262, GJulieKay@gmail.com. If you can't be there this Saturday, email me. I will have some internet access and will forward your email to the right person.

I have a few things I want you to know! Some are reminders; others are new information. Please read to the bottom!

Rehearsal is at 8:00 am this Saturday. That's a half hour earlier than usual, and I just know you can do it! Thanks for your extra time! :)

Bring a treat to share at break. It can be a healthy snack. It doesn't have to be chocolate or sugar, although that is (admittedly) more fun!

If you missed rehearsal last week, there is Christmas music for you in your instrument's file folder in the crate which I left at the school for you. Please pick it up even if you aren't participating in the special Christmas concert. We will likely add one of the pieces to the concert next Saturday.

For the Browning Center concert on December 7th, we have just the next two Saturdays to collect the performer fee from each participant. PLEASE make your checks out to "Kids are MUSIC and DANCE" (not to the symphony!). Unfortunately, the performer fee has had an extra dollar added because of some kind of ticket fee from Weber State. Bummer. Anyway, it's $11 per person instead of $10. If you would like a longer explanation, I have posted the information on the blog from the lady who is organizing it. Click here to read it.

We are taking a picture of the orchestra this Saturday (casual - just wear what you normally wear) for the papers. The press release has already gone out, and they are aware that the LYS photo is being submitted on Saturday.

I will not be at rehearsal this Saturday, but Laurel Potter, our LYS Parent Representative on the board, will stop in around break and collect any performer fee checks you bring for the Christmas concert.

FYI: The following week, Nov 21, rehearsal will be on stage at the Middle School auditorium, 18 South 500 E, Brigham City, at 8:00 am. The concert begins at 7:00 pm. Call time TBA.

Well, that's it! Have a great weekend, and thanks for all your dedication and commitment. You are wonderful!

Weber State Ticket Office (northeast entrance of the Dee Events Center) will be selling the tickets. As I mentioned earlier, all events at the Austad Auditorium are now required to have reserved seating and go through WSU ticketing offices.

All performers are required to pay a participation fee of $11.00. This will include 2 tickets for their parents. They will need to get these tickets through WSU. In years past the fee has been $10. The price has been increased to include the .50 per ticket processing fee charged by WSU. The $11.00 fee needs to be paid to KIDS are MUSIC and DANCE by November 25th. This fee is to help defray the cost of rental, WSU staff and expenses for the concert venue. KIDS are MUSIC and DANCE will collect these monies - NOT WSU ticket office. This will ensure that we have the funds on hand to help with the costs of the venue.

*Please note - Students and their families can pick up these tickets when tickets go on sale. I will let you know what date that will be. If I get rosters, etc. soon, then tickets can go on sale as early as next week. Thanks!

We need to provide WSU with an alphabetized roster of directors, performers, and accompanists so students can pick up their 2 tickets along with other tickets their families will want to purchase. This will makes sure their seating is all together.

To clarify - you will get the 2 participants tickets at WSU without paying WSU for them. Families and community members can also purchase additional tickets for $7.00. Example: If you wanted 7 tickets for your family - you would order 7 tickets. Give WSU your performer's name and you would pay for 5 tickets and receive 7 tickets (2 of those tickets will be paid for with your performer's fee.)

We hope this is not too confusing. Weber State has recommended we do this this way - because we have to pay many of expenses upfront before the concert. So, we must have these funds on hand to cover the costs.

Performers, Directors and accompanists will NOT need tickets to the performance. (the 2 they will get for the performer's fee will be for their family). We have planned to reserve seating for them to watch the concert as well as have access to getting on and off the stage as they perform.

Please feel free to contact with any questions or concerns. Plan to have an earlier tech rehearsal on the day of the concert. I will have the tech schedule with everyone's times soon. This will not be a rehearsal, but a tech check only.

07 November 2009

This is Julie Gardner, Managing Director of Lincoln Youth Symphony, GJulieKay@gmail.com, 435.723.8262. Please contact me with questions or if you need to arrange for an absence or to leave early.

Today's Rehearsal.

We had concerto auditions this morning. Thank you to those who participated. It's such hard work to prepare these types of pieces! Those we select will be on the January 30th concert. We will announce the program really soon.

In contrast to last week, this week we had all sorts of people gone with family, participating in the pit orchestra or stage crew at Weber High, or leaving for funerals or Veteran's Day concerts, as well as someone who had to work! It's just crazy how one week we have just about everyone there, and the next week we have many empty chairs!

But ya'll missed out on the fun! We had sight-reading session with Christmas music, and chose 3 of the four pieces to perform at the December 7th Browning Center concert. We will be playing Winter Wonderland, Bach Christmas, and Sleigh Ride. We kept the fourth piece, Christmas Festival, just in case we decide to use it, but it's a little harder! If you weren't here this week, be sure to talk to me before rehearsal next week.

Next Week.

Here's hoping everyone reads their email! Next week, since we are in crunch mode for the concert the following week, rehearsal will begin at 8:00 am. Did you hear that? 8:00 am to 11:00 am. Please be on time!

And be sure to bring treats or snacks to share. Healthy ones are okay too!

I will not be at rehearsal next week. I will be out of town with my daughter who will be doing Junior Miss. I just realized that! Hmmm. :)

Concert Coming Up.

The concert is two weeks from today on November 21st. The rehearsal that morning will be at Box Elder Middle School on the stage in the auditorium.

I have submitted a list of students to be turned in to the WSU box office at the Browning Center. I expect I'll need to collect money at some point, perhaps starting next week. I still have a couple people I haven't heard from on this. Please be sure to let me know asap.

There will be a tech rehearsal in the afternoon before the concert. The time of this rehearsal has not yet been announced. If you can't come to the tech rehearsal, come to the concert anyway. We'll take good notes for you!

Happy Sunny November! (Just wait... Now that I said that, it will rain and snow all week!)

05 November 2009

This is Julie Gardner, Managing Director of Lincoln Youth Symphony, GJulieKay@gmail.com, 435.723.8262. Please contact me with questions or if you need to arrange for an absence or to leave early.

Saturday's Rehearsal.

What a lovely rehearsal we had. It's so awesome when almost everyone is there! Keep practicing! I think we're gonna make this concert work nicely! Thanks to Nathan S. for helping fill out the sound in the first violin section. Woo Hoo! Thanks to those who remembered to bring treats to share! I was impressed that anyone remembered since I never emailed about it, and I never talked about it. All I did was write it on the board! We'll plan another treat week soon... How about November 14th?

Next Week.

Next Week's schedule is: Concerto Auditions: 8:00 am (we have a total of 5 students auditioning - three members & two who are not members... Those selected will make up the majority of the January 30th concert). Regular Rehearsal 8:30 to 11am. The goal is to start rehearsal before 8:30, so please plan to arrive at 8:15am. We have planned a flute workshop for 10:15 am. Any interested flute players are invited whether they are members of the orchestra or not. Sorry for the short notice, but it will be worthwhile for anyone who comes. Please let me know if you invite friends so we know how many to expect! Jana Gardner will be running this, and I know you'll learn and grow from the experience. She has so much to share!

Kids Are Music ~ Kids & Christmas!

I am awaiting final confirmation from the organizer. I will let you know when I know! If it all works out, we will pull out a Christmas piece and play the Mozart and the Three Rustic Dances. Concert Date: December 7th.

26 October 2009

This is Julie Gardner, Managing Director of Lincoln Youth Symphony, GJulieKay@gmail.com, 435.723.8262. Please contact me with questions or if you need to arrange for an absence or to leave early.

Today's Rehearsal.

Thanks for all your work today. I know viola sectionals were fruitful, and I'm grateful that everyone knows what a double sharp looks like now!

Next Week.

Next Week's schedule is: Auditions 8am (although I think we're about done with that), Rehearsal 8:30 to 11am. The goal is to start rehearsal before 8:30, so please plan to arrive at 8:15am. There may be sectionals again during this rehearsal, so come prepared with your most difficult passages (again)!

It looks like we will probably be participating in this concert. It is the annual Kids are Christmas benefit concert on December 7th at the Browning Center at WSU in the Austad Auditorium. We will need everyone's commitment. I have heard from almost everyone. If you have not RSVP'd please do. The only thing that's holding us back right now is an absolute commitment from every string player. :) Hopefully you know who you are!

As I said last week, there is a $10 fee per performer to participate. This $10 fee gives each performer two tickets. Additional tickets will be $6 or $6.50 at the box. Last year, the 1.5 hour concert drew a crowd of 1100; they raised a $4000 donation for the Christmas Box House. This year they will be benefiting a different organization, but the idea is the same.

Do You Work at ATK, AutoLiv or Northrup Grumman/Boeing?

If so, your membership fee may qualify for a matching funds donation to the Symphonic Society. Please let us know!

Are You Getting Ready for the Holidays?

Why not buy grocery certificates for Kent's or Smith's before your shop? Or consider giving the practical gift: A gift card to the grocery store! Please let me know if you are interested and I will give your name to our grocery certificate person.

Violinists

Don't forget to entice your violinist friends to Come Play With Us!

Concerto Auditions.

I will be sending times for each audition this week. Please contact me if you are planning on auditioning and I did not give you an information sheet on Saturday.

18 October 2009

This is Julie Gardner, Managing Director of Lincoln Youth Symphony, GJulieKay@gmail.com, 435.723.8262. Please contact me with questions or if you need to arrange for an absence or to leave early.

Today's Rehearsal.

We are really intrigued by the psychological effects of playing something faster than we have to, then slowing it back to the normal tempo. Suddenly the normal tempo seems not so fast! Keep working like the dickens on the Haydn. We can do it!

Next Week.

Next Week's schedule is: Auditions 8am, Rehearsal 8:30 to 11am. There may be sectionals during this rehearsal, so come prepared with your most difficult passages!

Do You Work at ATK, AutoLiv or Nortrup Grummond/Boeing?

If so, your membership fee may qualify for a matching funds donation to the Symphonic Society. Please let us know!

Are You Getting Ready for the Holidays?

Why not buy grocery certificates for Kent's or Smith's before your shop? Or consider giving the practical gift: A gift card to the grocery store!

We have been invited to participate in the annual Kids are Christmas benefit concert on December 7th at the Browning Center at WSU in the Austad Auditorium. If we do this, we will need everyone's commitment. There is a $10 fee per performer to participate. This $10 fee gives each performer two tickets. Additional tickets will be $6 or $6.50 at the box. Last year, the 1.5 hour concert drew a crowd of 1100; they raised a $4000 donation for the Christmas Box House. This year they will be benefiting a different organization, but the idea is the same.

So, PLEASE respond to this email with a definite answer. We must respond with a commitment asap. If we can't do it, we need to give the organizers time to find someone else!

USAF Academy Band Concert.

Here's to all 7 of our musicians who participated in the USAF Academy Band concert today at Peery's Egyptian Theater!

Welcome.

We had another audition yesterday: Welcome to Ben Perry on Violin.

Don't forget to entice your violinist friends to Come Play With Us! I know, I know, I know, I know... I sound like a broken record. :)

Music for the concert.

Remember, you have all the music in your folders for whole year. If you are confused as to which pieces we are playing for the Nov 21 concert, click here and scroll down.

Concerto Auditions.

Concerto Auditions are coming right up on Nov 7th! If you have contacted me previously about auditioning, I need to know again so I can give you additional information, set audition times, etc.

Please be sure to approve the music you are planning on playing to make sure our orchestra is able to play it and to make sure the music is available. The board has made a policy that members of the organization may audition for concerto night without a fee; non-members will be charged a fee for auditioning, but the auditions are open to anyone.

The concert will be January 30. We hope to have several students on the program this year, and we are also working on a guest performer.

10 October 2009

This is Julie Gardner, Managing Director of Lincoln Youth Symphony, GJulieKay@gmail.com, 435.723.8262. Please contact me with questions or if you need to arrange for an absence or to leave early.

Today's Rehearsal.

Today's rehearsal went well. We discovered all sorts of things we need to work on at home as we rehearsed the music for our upcoming concert. We also really really really really wish we had more violins.

Next Week.

Next Week's schedule is: Auditions 8am, Rehearsal 8:30 to 11am.

Welcome New Musicians.

We had a couple auditions today: Welcome to Daniel Capener on Bass, and Kenneth Capener on Cello.

Don't forget to entice your violinist friends to Come Play With Us! I know I sound like a broken record. :)

Roster.

I have postponed distributing a roster for now. If anyone else has concerns besides those who have already contacted me, please let me know. In the mean time, please contact me if you are looking for a carpool buddy.

Music for the concert.

Today we handed out the music for The Last Spring. All other music has been handed out. If you are missing pieces, let me know. To see the list published last week, click here.

Concerto Auditions.

Concerto Auditions are coming right up on Nov 7th! If you have contacted me previously about auditioning, I need to know again so I can give you additional information, set audition times, etc.

Please be sure to approve the music you are planning on playing to make sure our orchestra is able to play it and to make sure the music is available. The board has made a policy that members of the organization may audition for concerto night without a fee; non-members will be charged a fee for auditioning, but the auditions are open to anyone.

The concert will be January 30. We hope to have several students on the program this year, and we are also working on a guest performer.